WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

1,046.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      3.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,497.00
  • 52 Week Low: 888.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 126.45m
  • Volume: 159,239
  • Market Cap: £1,322.70m
  • RiskGrade: 324

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
16-Apr-25 Buy Annette Court 917.62p 1,090 £10,002.06
21-Nov-24 Sell Robert Moorhead 1,265.77p 10,194 £129,032.49
21-Nov-24 Exercise of option Robert Moorhead 0.000p 21,686 £0.00
21-Nov-24 Sell Carl Cowling 1,265.77p 13,622 £172,423.05
21-Nov-24 Exercise of option Carl Cowling 0.000p 26,168 £0.00

Largest Deals (365 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
21-Nov-24 Sell Carl Cowling 1,265.77p 13,622 £172,423.05
21-Nov-24 Sell Robert Moorhead 1,265.77p 10,194 £129,032.49
18-Nov-24 Buy Situl Jobanputra 1,255.00p 1,250 £15,687.50
16-Apr-25 Buy Annette Court 917.62p 1,090 £10,002.06
21-Nov-24 Exercise of option Carl Cowling 0.000p 2,812 £0.00

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Carl Cowling 63,671 £665,999
Annette Court 4,990 £52,195
Simon Emeny 4,427 £46,306
Situl Jobanputra 1,250 £13,075

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Causeway Capital Management LLC 15,499,042 £162,119,979
BlackRock, Inc. 9,490,594 £99,271,613
FMR LLC 6,982,997 £73,042,149
Artemis Investment Management Limited 6,929,902 £72,486,775
M&G Plc 6,575,480 £68,779,521
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,564,720 £68,666,971
Royal London Asset Management Limited 6,539,691 £68,405,168
Marathon Asset Management LLP 6,539,399 £68,402,114
Boston Partners FKA Robeco Investment Management, Inc. 6,511,894 £68,114,411
Wellington Management Group LLP 6,437,516 £67,336,417
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,394,126 £66,882,558
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 5,608,298 £58,662,797

* Value is calculated by using the current share price multiplied by the amount held.
** Major Shareholders are individuals or institutions that own more than 3% of the company’s shares and have been reported in the annual accounts.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

 

WH Smith Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,046.00p
Change Today 3.00p
% Change 0.29 %
52 Week High 1,497.00
52 Week Low 888.00
Volume 159,239
Shares Issued 126.45m
Market Cap £1,322.70m
RiskGrade 324

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
56.29% below the market average56.29% below the market average56.29% below the market average56.29% below the market average56.29% below the market average
42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average
Price Trend
56.91% below the market average56.91% below the market average56.91% below the market average56.91% below the market average56.91% below the market average
44.44% below the sector average44.44% below the sector average44.44% below the sector average44.44% below the sector average44.44% below the sector average
Income
5.00% above the market average5.00% above the market average5.00% above the market average5.00% above the market average5.00% above the market average
13.04% above the sector average13.04% above the sector average13.04% above the sector average13.04% above the sector average13.04% above the sector average
Growth
74.78% above the market average74.78% above the market average74.78% above the market average74.78% above the market average74.78% above the market average
94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 6
Neutral 5
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 14
buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

WH Smith Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 10-Jul-25 16-Jan-25
Paid 31-Jul-25 06-Feb-25
Amount 11.30p 22.60p

Trades for 05-Aug-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:04 1 @ 1,043.00p
17:02 27,758 @ 1,040.73p
16:35 29,416 @ 1,046.00p
16:35 1 @ 1,046.00p
16:35 62 @ 1,046.00p

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